Supreme Court of India
V.g.george v. Indian Rare Earths Ltd. and Anr.
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We hold that the arbitrator has misconducted himself in the proceedings and, therefore, the award is liable to be set aside on the ground of legal misconduct on the part of the arbitrator under Section 30 of the Act.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Arbitration Act, 1940 : Section 30(a)-Misconduct by arbitrator-Award beyond the scope of the agreement-Agreement provided that contractor would be responsible for negotiations with the land owner and local public whose land needed to be used for mining-Arbitrator awarding a sum on account of claim of the contractor for obstruction by the land owners and local public-Held, the award clearly beyond the scope of the agreement-Arbitrator misconducted with the proceedings and the High Court rightly set aside the award. Section 30(a)-Escalation-There was no escalation clause in th.~~
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